Long term disability and social status change after Guillain-Barré syndrome

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-218

  Bersano, A ^a   Carpo, M ^a   Allaria, S ^a   Franciotta, D ^b   Citterio, A ^b   Nobile Orazio, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Guillain Barr syndrome; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANKIN SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 32844467593     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0958-x     Document Type: Article

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